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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator
the B-24 could still carry a larger bomb load over further distances and while flying faster than the B-17. The most widely produced variant of the Liberator, the B-24J, would carry a crew of 11 ...
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The World War II B-24 Liberator Was So Good The U.S. Built Over 18,000
The B-24 featured a shoulder-mounted high aspect ratio Davis wing. Used on several bomber models during World War II, the Davis wing offered a lower drag coefficient than other contemporary ...
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
Flying from Benghazi in the Libyan desert, it would be a round trip of roughly 2,400 miles. The B-24 was the only bomber ... a bombardier on a Liberator. Airstrikes continued over the next few ...
History: The Impact Of US B-17 Flying Fortresses In The WWII European Air War
B-24 argument was that the Liberator had a reputation for being more difficult to fly and taxi. What's more, it lacked the ...